Conservation Effects Assessment Project research in the Leon River and Riesel watersheds

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 453-460

  Harmel, R D ^a   Rossi, C G ^a   Dybala, T ^b   Arnold, J ^a   Potter, K ^a   Wolfe, J ^c   Hoffman, D ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b USDA NRCS   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Best management practices; Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP); Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT); Soil quality; Water quality monitoring

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BACTERIUM; BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; EROSION CONTROL; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; HYDROLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SOIL QUALITY; TILLAGE; WATER QUALITY;

LEON BASIN; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 77956599776     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2489/jswc.63.6.453     Document Type: Article

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